Tap. Coffee nose Black, low brown lace. Roast, coffee, licorice, light peppery. Good balance.

Draught on October 16, 2015, at The Australian 11th Annual Beer Festival.Hazy brown color, teal head with lacing. Sweet, toffee, raisin, malty, grainy taste. Grainy alcohol aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Malty, grainy, sweet scent.

Draught as part of a tasting paddle, at The Local Taphouse in Sydney, on October 9, 2015.Black color, brown head. Sweet, caramel, buttery, rosted, toffee, coffee caramel flavoring scent. Metallic, dry, buttery taste. Some warming chili heat. Buttery, caramel aftertaste. Medium mouthfel, medium bitterness though so dry if comes through a lot.

Draught at Frankie’s Pizza, Sydney, on October 13, 2015.Fruity, malty taste. Light fruity, malty aftertaste. Medium to fizzy mouthfel, medium low bitterness. Golden color, off-white head. Malty, a bit fruity scent.

Bottle, shared by bergstaden. An almost black one topped by a dense, finger-thick beige head. The aroma is sugary sweetish, with coffee and dark chocolate, mocha, dark dried fruits and some alcohol. It’s full-bodied and lightly warming on the palate, with a soft carbonation. Dark chocolate, mocha and some dark dried fruits in the flavor. Dark sugar and a little bitterness. Lasting roasted finish with chocolate and some coffee. 151010

Bottle 330ml @ Geokkjer
[Courtesy of bergstaden] Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, coffee, dried fruits and cocoa. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long warm, roasted, chocolate, caramel and coffee finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Bottle. Dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of lamingtons - rather measly chocolate, desiccated coconut - and plunger coffee. And then going back for a does it smell like chile? whiff, yes it does. Fairly light bodied, lowish carbonation. Not very sweet, but otherwise tastes very like a lamington with a bit of chile and a decent whack of bitterness at the end. Very clever and lots of fun.

Draught at Tippler’s Tap, Brisbane on 6th September 2015. Black with pale tan head and spot lacing. Coarse pickly aroma with Jalapeño pepper/corned beef/smoke seeming to disagree in the nose. Rough old coffee and sourness in-mouth with soy sauce notes. Aniseed, coffee and sharp black pepper in the finish. Light-bodied for its strength. Failed to live up to expectation at this time, happy to uprate should I have a fresh opportunity.

From a 330ml bottle on 16/8/2015 (shared by Butz with thanks). Pours a very dark brown with a biggish head.The nose is pleasant and chocolatey. Take a sip and there’s more chocolate, coconut, vanilla and a touch of coffee. The chilli is quite pronounced, giving it warmth and a bit of a kick. the texture borders on creamy and the carbonation is average. I’m not totally sold on chilli beers but this one is quite distinctive and well done. As others have noted, it really does have a bit of Lamington about it.